Re: Question about virtual memory setting and how much to use

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From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 01/30/05


Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 12:16:15 +0000

Leeharveyoswald wrote:

>Hello there, I have read off of Sandra2005 that virtual memory should be set
>for 2.5 times the amount of memory you have. Now, i read a question off of
>Microsoft's quiz and they asked about the performance and what is optimal if
>you have more than one drive.

Sandra is, as often giving bad advice. And a Microsoft quiz is quite
likely wrong too: they did not catch up in some respects when XP came
out, as one of the developers admitted to me. See my page
www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm

-- 
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.  Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)


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